No worries Grand_Marlin - the best way to get rid of the dislike you gave him is to put on on his next two posts
This sounds like a competition - I am in. Here is a pic of the back of the switchboard I got on a brand new boat compliments of the dealer - it didn't work for long - but then neither did all the plain copper wire
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Cheers
Trev
i like competitions... just a bit emotional i didnt get a lot of pics. before removing ALL wiring.
here is one of ½ the wire that came out of my boat this weekend, pay particular attention to the extension lead that is cut up little did i know this was running the bilge pump the sounder and the VHF,
you will notice another piece of cut up extension lead running the stereo.
about 40% of connections fell apart when i tried to remove them.
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i always wondered why my fuel guage never really worked (guage installed from the company who installed motor) apparently if you put negative wires into positive wires it doesnt complete the circuit and wont work, now im no professional by any means but really black with black, red with red its okay to be a racist with the wires...
unfortunately this is not the dodgiest thing i have seen. oh and piggy back terminals were a must when setting up the electronics on the boat. if they could not piggy back they cut and added wires then reconnected to draw power from anywhere possible. and i wondered why the HDS never worked properly....
Pete just had a heart flutter at that post!
Being resucitated as we speak...Originally Posted by Apollo
If this is a competition then "bring it on" I say
Not sure of 5mm wiring from the battery and between them is such a bad thing?
Once it goes into the regulator or isolator or whatever it should be fine.
Cheers
Dan, not good advice Mate,
From a charging only perspective, fine.
In this case it has been used to link a twin battery system together... twin 5mm cables have been used in lieu of the usual 2 or 3 B&S Battery Cables.
Using twin 5mm in this case can have three main problems:
1: Fire
2: Damage to computer systems (depending on outboard)
3: Lack of supply current to start outboard.
Cheers
Pete
Ok I'll bite - what does B & S stand for.
When I did my own twin battery set up I had quite a few meters of flexible welding wire - the stuff that runs from the welder to the clamp etc. It is very fine multi strand wire around 15 mm thick, I have been looking at replacing most of my wiring as the previous own used a lot of crimp lugs and they are looking a bit corroded but I was willing to leave the battery connecting cables as is, they were crimped on to lugs then heat shrinked (the kind with mastic inside).
I can't beat that. Can someone else????If this is a competition then "bring it on" I say
Feel like I came to a gun fight with just a knifeIf this is a competition then "bring it on" I say
Cheers
Trev
B&S = Brown & Sharpe
ROLL TIDE, ROLL.................
Regards,
Peter
That is the correct answer!
It is also commonly referred to as Battery & Starter Cable.
Cheers
Pete
So apart from that it would be fine then............
lol - yeah
From this which was a disgrace for a survey vessel.
To this with Peterbo3's help!
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